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My house is about 150 years old and made of solid flint. I am getting

Posted by Shawn Chadwick, on
My house is about 150 years old and made of solid flint. I am getting a very wet wall and mould behind my sofa. What can be done to stop the damp and mould?
Chris Plastow

Chris Plastow

This is a difficult thing to correct, so much that I set it as a question in a damp exam! Spray the exterior surface with siloxane silicone and dry line the interior wall but leave ventilation to the dry lining.

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